The city of Edmonton evidently thinks Albertans are so enamoured of tax increases now that the NDP is in charge that it has proposed increasing property taxes 4.9% a year for each of the next three years. . U: K( e$ d& s9 q - |! a- d! o. e2 H( f, kMayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. 7 W. m/ s. J0 y1 e/ q2 w
/ Z$ ~( X" k( m- n$ c, ]1 sYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?